Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill For War Debate

Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) delivers his opening remarks before the Senate Appropriations Committee's full committee markup of the FY2008 emergency supplemental bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan May 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is considering...

Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) delivers his opening remarks before the Senate Appropriations Committee's full committee markup of the FY2008 emergency supplemental bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan May 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is considering... (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) delivers his opening remarks before the Senate Appropriations Committee's full committee markup of the FY2008 emergency supplemental bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan May 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is considering...